Luke 12:32

Jesus’ command to turn attention from the acquisition of material provisions to seeking kingdom concerns undoubtedly created some uneasiness in His disciples. Likewise the hostility of the Pharisees and other enemies doubtless disturbed them. Therefore Jesus, speaking as the Shepherd of the flock for which He would provide, urged them not to fear. They could release their hold on material things with the full assurance that the blessings of the kingdom and eventual reward would be theirs one day (cf. Daniel 7:27). The description of God as their Father giving them something ties in with the earlier thought of receiving an inheritance (Luke 12:13). Faithful disciples will receive an inheritance eventually. [Note: For helpful studies of the New Testament teaching about believers’ inheritances, see Joseph C. Dillow, The Reign of the Servant Kings, pp. 61-110; and William E. Brown, "The New Testament Concept of the Believer’s Inheritance" (Th.D. dissertation, Dallas Theological Seminary, 1984).]